holy water
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holy water
- /ˈhəʊli ˌwɔːtə/ UK
- /ˈhoʊli ˌwɔtəɹ/ US
- [-ɾəɹ] US
- /-ˌwɑtəɹ/ US, cot caught merger
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From Middle English holy water, haly water, hali water, holiwater, halywater, from Old English hāliġwæter (“holy water”), equivalent to holy + water.
noun holy waters
- In certain Christian churches, water that has been sanctified by a priest or bishop for the purpose of baptism or for the blessing of persons, places, or things. None comes to this holy feaſt but they vvhoſe ſins are cleanſed in baptiſme, vvho are ſanctified in thoſe holy vvaters of regeneration, vvho have obedient ſouls, ears attentive to the Sermons of the Goſpel, and hearts open to the vvords of Chriſt.
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noun water, sanctified
| Español | agua bendita |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 성수 seongsu |
| 日本語 | 聖水 seisui |
| 中文 | 聖水 /圣水 shèngshuǐ |
| हिन्दी | पवित्र जल pavitra jal |
| Kiswahili | maji matakatifu |
| Português | água benta |
| Français | eau bénite |
| Deutsch | Weihwasser |
| Italiano | acqua benedetta, acqua santa |
| Ελληνικά | αγίασμα agíasma |
| Română | agheasmă, apă sfințită |
| Русский | свята́я вода́ svjatája vodá |
| Tiếng Việt | nước thánh |
| العربية | مَاء مُقَدَّس māʔ muqaddas |
| עברית | מים קדושים máyim kdoyshim |
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title = {holy water},
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